DANGER WARNING. Important Notice. NOTE For use with Pentair Water Pool and Spa wet niche light fixtures 783XXX, 784XXX, 788XXX, and 789XXX.

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1 Amerlite /AmerQuartz Vinyl Liner/Fiberglass Niche Installation Procedures IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Table of Contents Section I. General Information Section II. Vinyl Liner Installation Instructions Section III. Fiberglass Pool Wall Installation Instructions Section IV. Technical Data... 5 A. Replacement Parts... 5 Hole Placement Template... see attachment P/N NOTE For use with Pentair Water Pool and Spa wet niche light fixtures 783XXX, 784XXX, 788XXX, and 789XXX. DANGER RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR ELECTROCUTION! This niche - fixture housing must be installed by a licensed or certified electrician in accordance with the National Electrical Code and all applicable local codes and ordinances. Improper installation will create an electrical hazard which could result in death or serious injury to pool users, installers or others due to electrical shock, and may also cause damage to property. Read and follow the specific instructions below. WARNING Before installing this product, read and follow all warning notices and instructions accompanying this niche. Failure to follow safety warnings and instructions can result in severe injury, death, and property damage. Call (800) for additional free copies of these instructions. Important Notice Attention Installer. This manual contains important information about the installation, operation and safe use of this product. This information should be given to the owner/operator of this equipment. Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc Hawkins Ave., Sanford, NC (800) or (919) West Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark, CA (800) or (805) Visit us on the Internet at: or Rev. D P/N

2 DANGER! Risk of Electrical Shock or Electrocution! This product must be installed by a licensed or certified electrician or a qualified pool serviceman in accordance with the National Electrical Code and all applicable local codes and ordinances. Improper installation will create an electrical hazard which could result in death --- or serious injury to pool users, installers or others due to electrical shock, and may also cause damage to property. Always disconnect the power to the pool light at the circuit breaker before servicing the light. Failure to do so could result in death or serious injury to serviceman, pool users or others due to electrical shock. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL. WARNING Important Safety Information for Pentair Niche and Light Installation All Niche and Light installations must conform with all codes. If local codes mandate a cord seal, use Pentair plastic niches (P/N and P/N ). Under no circumstances replace lights by splicing wire under water or behind niche. WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND INJURY. USE ONLY THE INSTALLATION METHOD SPECIFIED BELOW. Important Safety Information for Fountain Fixture Installations Location of Pentair Fountain Fixture* Required Installation Method Luminaire Use (P/N P/N ) (P/N P/N ) Swimming Pool or Spa Wet-Niche Swimming Pool Fixture Housing (Forming Shell) ONLY. (or Spa) Luminaire (Light) DO NOT USE Fountain Fixture Stand. Fountain Wet-Niche Submersible Fixture Housing (Forming Shell) or Swimming Pool (or Spa) Fountain Fixture Stand. Luminaire (Light) (*) Note: Wet-niche luminaires complying with requirements for both uses may bear both the Listed Wet-Niche Swimming Pool (or Spa) Luminaire UL Mark and the Listed Wet-Niche Submersible Luminaire UL Mark. A luminaire not bearing the corresponding UL Listing Mark is not considered by UL to have been produced under UL s Listing and Follow-Up Service for the associated usage location. P/N Rev. D

3 Section I. General Information. A. Ensure that the electrical system of your pool conforms with the following requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC), and all local codes and ordinances. A licensed or certified electrician must install the electrical system to meet or exceed those requirements before the niche (fixture-housing) is installed. B. Some of the NEC requirements are listed below. 1. The lighting circuit must have a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI), and have an appropriately rated circuit breaker. 2. The junction box or the low voltage transformer is located at least 8 inches above water level and at least 48 inches from the edge of the pool, see Figure The light fixture and all metal items within five (5) feet of the pool must be properly electrically bonded. 4. The niche must be properly installed so the pilot screw hole is at the 12 o clock position and that the top edge of the underwater light s lens is at least 18 inches below the surface of the water in the pool; see Figure 1. NOTE The required orientation of all Pentair lights is with the pilot screw at the 12 o clock position. This is guaranteed by proper niche installation. 5. The niche is properly electrically bonded and grounded via the NO. 8 AWG ground connector located at the rear of the niche; see Figure 1. C. Use only Pentair Water Pool and Spa lighting fixtures in this niche to ensure proper bonding and grounding connections. Section II. DANGER RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR ELECTROCUTION For proper bonding and grounding connections, use only Pentair Water Pool and Spa Underwater Light Fixtures with this niche-fixture housing. Failure to do so could create an electrical hazard which would result in death or serious injury to pool users, installers and others. Vinyl Liner Installation Instructions. A. Punch or drill a large hole in the panel (maximum diameter of 10-7/8", minimum diameter of 10-5/8") in the desired location on the pool wall. B. Punch or drill two ¼ in. diameter holes on an 11½ in. diameter around the large panel hole. Ensure that the holes are at the 12 o'clock (top) and 6 o'clock (bottom) position, which is 180 deg. from each other. C. For hole placement guide refer to the Amerlite Niche Template, p/n D. Punch or drill the 5/16 in. dia. holes on an 11½ in. dia. around the large panel hole. E. Place the double wall gasket around the flange of the niche. Make sure the front of the gasket is on the front of the niche, vinyl liner side; see Figure 2. To GFCI, (for 120V) Circuit Breaker and Power Source. Rigid conduit 4" min. #8 AWG ground connector bonded to rebar and all other metal items within 5 feet of the pool. Figure 1. 48" min. 9.75" 8" min. from bottom of Junction Box or Low Voltage Transformer to water line. 18" min. from water line to top of lens. Pilot screw at 12 o'clock position " Rev. D P/N

4 F. Insert the niche through the large panel hole from inside the pool. G. Align the two retainer screw holes on the niche, (180 degrees from each other top and bottom), with the holes made in the wall panel. H. Insert the two fillister head retainer screws through the niche and wall panel. I. Fasten the back-up ring and the gasket with all of the holes the same size to the back of the wall panel by tightening the two fillister head retaining screws. J. Install the vinyl liner in the pool *. K. Align the gasket with the holes and two larger holes with the brass chrome sealing ring *. 1. Fasten the gasket tightly to the niche with the ¼-20 X 1 in. screws provided. 2. Ensure the two countersinks on the back of the sealing ring, (top and bottom) line up with the heads of the retainer screws. 3. Ensure that the large holes on this gasket are placed over the heads of the retainer screws. 4. Ensure that the pilot screw is at the center top. L. Cut out the vinyl liner along the inside edges of the sealing ring *. 9/32 dia. (in face plate) (10) holes equal 45 on 10-9/16 bcd 9/32 dia. (in face plate) 8 or 10 holes on 11½ in. bcd for pilot screw TOP 10" DIA MIN 10-1/8" DIA MAX HOLE THRU WALL 5/16 DIA HOLE THRU WALL 12-3/16 in. o.d. niche flange TOP Amerlite Niche (fixture housing) for Vinyl Liner Installation screws: 1/4-20 x 1 in. flat head 10 req. hole for pilot screw face plate gasket vinyl liner wall panel Circular panel cutout: 10-5/8 in. dia. (min.), 10-7/8 in. dia. (max) drill eight or ten holes 9/32 dia. 10" DIA MIN 10-1/8" DIA MAX HOLE THRU WALL 5/16 DIA HOLE THRU WALL 12-3/16 in. o.d. niche flange gasket, double wall screws: 1/4-20 x 1-1/4 in. flat head, 8 req. face plate Figure 2. Amerlite Niche (fixture housing) for Fiberglass Liner Installation wall panel circular panel cutout: 10-5/8 in. dia. (min.), 10-7/8 in. dia. (max) drill 8 or 10 holes 9/32 dia. Figure 3. gasket, double-wall gasket gasket 7/32 dia. (in housing) (4) holes equal space on 12 in. bcd side conduit hub rear conduit hub bonding lug internal ground lug stainless steel niche (fixture housing) 7/32 dia. (in housing) (4) holes equal space on 12 in. bcd side conduit hub rear conduit hub bonding lug internal ground lug stainless steel niche (fixture housing) * Note, these steps are not necessary for installations without a vinyl liner. P/N Rev. D

5 Section III. Fiberglass Pool Wall Installation Instructions. A. Drill the holes, and cut-out a large circle in the wall panel section as per circular panel cut-out information, refer to the Amerlite Niche Template, p/n B. Place the double wall gasket around the flange of the niche. Make sure the front of the gasket is on the front of the niche, vinyl liner side; see Figure 3. C. Support the niche on the rear side of the pool wall. Align the brass-chrome face plate, and the second gasket to the holes on the pool side of the fiberglass wall. 1. Ensure that the pilot screw hole is at the center-top when putting the face plate in-place. 2. Fasten the face plate and the gasket tightly to the light niche with the (8) ¼-20 X 1¼ in. flat head screws provided. 3. Each screw should be inserted and tightened through (in proper order); the face plate, the face plate gasket, the fiberglass wall panel, the niche gasket, the niche flange, and finally into the threaded boss. Section IV. Technical Data A. Replacement Parts 4 Item P/N Description Liner-sealing ring Pentair's 8 hole Liner-sealing ring std. 10 hole Gasket, set, Pentair's 8 hole Gasket, set, std. 10 hole pattern, w/ double wall gasket Screw, sealing 1/4-20 X 1 in. phillips flat head Screw, sealing 1/4-20 X 1-1/4 in. phillips flat head Screw, retainer, Fillister head, X 3/4 in. Item P/N Description Backup ring, std. 10 hole pattern Screw, grounding X ½ in Conversion-type mounting ring, brass Screw kit, niche, Pentair's 8 hole Screw kit, niche, Pentair's 8 hole, extra long Screw kit, niche, 10 hole, w/o double wall gasket Screw kit, niche, 10 hole w/ double wall gasket Gasket, set, std. 10 hole, w/o double wall gasket SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Rev. D P/N

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8 2007 Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. All rights reserved Hawkins Ave., Sanford, NC (800) or (919) West Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark, CA (800) or (805) This document is subject to change without notice. Trademarks and Disclaimers. The Pentair Pool Products logo, Because reliability matters most, Amerlite and AmerQuartz are registered trademarks of Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names of their products. Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. P/N Rev. D